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Turkey blast death toll continues to climb

Two vehicles packed with explosives blew up near the town hall and the post office in Reyhanli [AFP]Two car bombs have hit a Turkish town near the border with Syria, killing 40 people and injuring 100 others, local media have reported.

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Russia and UK meet to talk Syria transition

Cameron, left, and Putin have discussed joint peace venture for Syria, but failed to make breakthrough [AFP]Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he discussed with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron possible joint measures to end the conflict in Syria.

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Thousands protest over Spain education cuts

Thousands of teachers and students have taken to streets across Spain to protest spending cuts they say are destroying the country's public education system.

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Russian train explosion injures dozens

An explosion on a freight train carrying chemicals and oil products hurled part of a railcar into a residential block in southern Russia, injuring 27 people of whom 13 were taken to hospital, officials said.

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Berlusconi charged with bribing senator

Italian prosecutors have filed charges against former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly bribing a left-wing senator $3.9m to join his party.

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Turkey 'will support' Syria no-fly zone

Erdogan's comments about Syria are likely to add further pressure on US to take actionTurkey will support a US-enforced no-fly zone in Syria, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a US television station.

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Putin strategist resigns as Russian deputy PM

The Kremlin has announced that Vladislav Surkov, considered the architect of modern Russia's tightly controlled political system, resigned his post of deputy prime minister.

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US and Russia bid to revive Syria peace talks

The United States and Russia have agreed to push both sides in Syria to find an end to the bloodshed, offering to hold an international conference in search of peace.

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Stephen Hawking 'backs Israel boycott'

Hawking was due to appear at the conference, hosted by Shimon Peres, the Israeli president [EPA]British cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking has announced his withdrawal from an Israeli conference in Jerusalem, prompting reports that he is supporting an academic boycott on the country.

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Several dead as Italy ship crashes into tower

At least seven people have died and several are missing in the water at the port of Genoa, after a container ship, the Jolly Nero, hit a control tower in a night-time accident.

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